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Title: Star Trek
Post by: paulham on May 09, 2009, 06:12:01 pm
I went to see the new version of this today.
Very good with a lot of the leading characters portraying the original actors playing the characters very well.
Great effects and a not bad storyline.
Worth seeing if you are a Trekkie and perhaps if you are not.
Title: Re: Star Trek
Post by: wjp666 on May 09, 2009, 06:38:20 pm
i've been pondering going to see it. i'm still undedcided. i was a big fan of the original series and i don't want this film to taint my memories of it.
Title: Re: Star Trek
Post by: loulou on May 09, 2009, 07:04:21 pm
Justin Lee Collins is on tonight 9pm travelling to Los Angeles attempting to reunite the original cast of Star Trek.
Title: Re: Star Trek
Post by: wjp666 on May 09, 2009, 07:13:49 pm
ah, yes - cool. thanks for the reminder. (bet he wont get within a mile of kirk or spock.)
Title: Re: Star Trek
Post by: paulham on May 09, 2009, 07:43:35 pm
i've been pondering going to see it. i'm still undedcided. i was a big fan of the original series and i don't want this film to taint my memories of it.

I am too, wjp.
I found myself chuckling at the little mannerisms the actors maintained. Bones is great.
I recommend it to you.
Title: Re: Star Trek
Post by: loulou on May 09, 2009, 08:00:33 pm
Did you have popcorn?
Title: Re: Star Trek
Post by: wjp666 on May 09, 2009, 11:15:40 pm
i'll take your advice pham and go see it next week. i'm hearing nothing but good things about it from all angles.

and as for JLC - i just KNEW he wouldn't get shatner!
Title: Re: Star Trek
Post by: loulou on May 10, 2009, 01:59:00 pm
JLC was good.
Title: Re: Star Trek
Post by: paulham on May 10, 2009, 02:30:44 pm
Did you have popcorn?

Nope, not a thing.
There was a group of girls taking up a whole row across from us. They sat and giggled, talked, texted, looked at their phones and kept nipping off to the loo. Why the hell did they even bother?
Title: Re: Star Trek
Post by: loulou on May 10, 2009, 03:25:06 pm
You should have complained and had them thrown out. It's just chavs looking for somewhere warm and dry to spend the afternoon.
Title: Re: Star Trek
Post by: paulham on May 10, 2009, 07:46:39 pm
They didn't sound chavvy. More like daddy's little girl.
Title: Re: Star Trek
Post by: loulou on May 10, 2009, 07:47:10 pm
bratz
Title: Re: Star Trek
Post by: paulham on May 10, 2009, 07:49:15 pm
Exactly.
Title: Re: Star Trek
Post by: DrWho on May 11, 2009, 12:11:17 pm
We have the same problem on Gallifray with popcorn eaters at the Cinema Galacticus
Title: Re: Star Trek
Post by: loulou on May 11, 2009, 02:58:52 pm
they should be eating planets.
Title: Re: Star Trek
Post by: drterror666 on May 11, 2009, 05:44:39 pm
Did you have popcorn?

Nope, not a thing.
There was a group of girls taking up a whole row across from us. They sat and giggled, talked, texted, looked at their phones and kept nipping off to the loo. Why the hell did they even bother?

I don't go to the cinema anymore because of crap like this.  Why would anybody pay money to sit in a cinema and chat?
Title: Re: Star Trek
Post by: drterror666 on May 11, 2009, 05:46:24 pm
We have the same problem on Gallifray with popcorn eaters at the Cinema Galacticus

There was a kid at school a bit like you, mate.  He was weird too.  Anyway, you cannot be real because Gallifrey was locked in a time bubble at the end of the Time War!
Title: Re: Star Trek
Post by: paulham on May 11, 2009, 06:15:12 pm
Ha! Ignore him, he's always looking up Uranus.
Title: Re: Star Trek
Post by: davidc on May 12, 2009, 02:23:23 pm
At my sisters the other day, there was either a Star Trek film on the TV. None of us being Star Trek fans, it was turned over. But before that, there some robot or human in pieces, and they were going to put it back together. My sister thought it would be rediculous if it came back to life so said "Everything works in Star Trek".
"...Apart from the script" I replied.

*escapes quietly*:D

Title: Re: Star Trek
Post by: loulou on May 12, 2009, 06:00:35 pm
.....did anyone laugh?
Title: Re: Star Trek
Post by: drterror666 on May 12, 2009, 06:06:41 pm
Laugh?  I nearly bought one!
Title: Re: Star Trek
Post by: loulou on May 12, 2009, 06:10:39 pm
It entertained me so much i bought the company.
Title: Re: Star Trek
Post by: davidc on May 12, 2009, 11:25:38 pm
.....did anyone laugh?

Laugh at what? Star Trek or my taking the P out of it?
Title: Re: Star Trek
Post by: paulham on May 13, 2009, 08:10:13 am
That's just rediculous.
Title: Re: Star Trek
Post by: loulou on May 13, 2009, 09:17:42 am
I stopped myself from doing that.
Title: Re: Star Trek
Post by: drterror666 on May 13, 2009, 05:54:08 pm
Does sarcasm really go over people's heads these days?
Title: Re: Star Trek
Post by: loulou on May 13, 2009, 05:59:17 pm
Yes
Title: Re: Star Trek
Post by: paulham on May 13, 2009, 07:35:55 pm
Does sarcasm really go over people's heads these days?

You're getting mixed up with hair nets again, aren't you?
Title: Re: Star Trek
Post by: chocadmin on May 16, 2009, 09:48:26 pm
I can put another positive vote for the new film.
Just got back from Florida you see :-)
Went and saw it in IMAX (although I expected 12,000 watts of sound to make my ears bleed and was a little bit disappointed when they didn't).
I was never much of a fan of any of the star trek series (watchable if not much else is on), although I do think wrath of khan is a pretty good film - haven't yet decided if the new one is better than that or not.
Title: Re: Star Trek
Post by: wjp666 on May 17, 2009, 12:32:12 am
i always thought the first 6 star trek movies were just great. fell apart when TNG took over.
Title: Re: Star Trek
Post by: drterror666 on May 17, 2009, 02:15:05 pm
I love Trek, so I disagree with everyone!  Mind you, Babylon 5 and Battlestar Galactica (new version) are better.
Title: Re: Star Trek
Post by: wjp666 on May 17, 2009, 03:32:02 pm
i used to loooooooove B5. but i didn't stick with it all the way through. wish i did.
Title: Re: Star Trek
Post by: drterror666 on May 17, 2009, 06:03:18 pm
Oh, but you must!  Saying that, I still haven't seen the Call To Arms TV Movie and I really would like to.  Plus, B5: Crusade was cut off in its prime!  It was shaping up to be really good.
Title: Re: Star Trek
Post by: wjp666 on May 17, 2009, 06:11:05 pm
work commitments at the time forced me to stop watching all my fave tv shows - B5 being one of them. apparently, i stopped watching just as things took a turn for the amazing. i must invest in the dvd's one day.
Title: Re: Star Trek
Post by: drterror666 on May 17, 2009, 06:27:06 pm
I expect there's a giant box set out there just waiting for you to pick it up!
Title: Re: Star Trek
Post by: paulham on May 17, 2009, 06:31:40 pm
Did any of you gents ever watch Farscape?
I adored that program. It mixed humour along with some interesting storylines. The cartoon episode was quite surreal!
Title: Re: Star Trek
Post by: wjp666 on May 17, 2009, 08:49:56 pm
best sci-fi series ever? definitely 'V'. that show f'n ROCKED!
Title: Re: Star Trek
Post by: paulham on May 17, 2009, 08:51:50 pm
Hmmmm, it started out ok and did a nosedive about 15 episodes in.
Title: Re: Star Trek
Post by: wjp666 on May 17, 2009, 09:07:16 pm
oh - when i say 'V' i only refer to the original mini-series and 'the final battle' sequel. the follow-up - 'V - the series' -  was painful to watch. as a fan, i still own them all on VHS and DVD - but i never watch them. it hurts too much.